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Nicaragua: Concern for Human Rights and Political Instability Expressed by Jesuit Network

Following a violent clash between police forces and student protestors at the Jesuit University of Central America (UCA) in Nicaragua, international Jesuit groups jointly condemned the Nicaraguan government for escalating violence in the country.
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Seattle University Honors the President of the University of Central America in Nicaragua

On Sunday, June 16, Rev. José Alberto “Chepe” Idiaquez, S.J, president of the University of Central America (UCA), a Jesuit institution in Managua, Nicaragua, received an honorary degree during the undergraduate commencement ceremony at Seattle University
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Politically-Motivated Government Funding Cuts Harm Jesuit University in Nicaragua

The Jesuit University of Central America Nicaragua received dire news earlier this month when the Nicaraguan Technical Secretariat of the National Council of Universities, the government office responsible for distributing funding to the country’s universities, announced it would reduce the UCA’s disbursement by more than 25%.